Your ultimate gate to Kalimantan, BALIKPAPAN is a livable city for living |Part VII|

Thursday January 6th, 2011

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Now a days Balikpapan is Kalimantan's leading oil town, and a very important in Indonesia. The city's population is 621.862 as of 2010, and Surrounded by a bay and strait, called Balikpapan Bay and Makassar strait.

Balikpapan has developed become going forward town with various and modern town facilities, Sepinggan Int'l airport, several harbors such as Semayang and Kariangau, Various 5IVE star hotels and restaurants international class, The city has several shopping centers built by private companies, including The Plaza Balikpapan (or 'Balikpapan Center'), Plaza Rapak, Mal Balikpapan Baru in Balikpapan Baru estate, Lotte Mart the hypermarket, Ewalk in Balikpapan Superblock district and the newly open are Balcony City beside of The Plaza Balikpapan and Plaza Kebun Sayur. Index Furnishing boasts a large selection of furniture while ACE hardware is a popular source for home supplies, It's indicator becomes Balikpapan as very onward town in Kalimantan. There are many traditional markets in Balikpapan such as Klandasan Market, Pandansari Market, Baru Market, and Buton Market.

Some multinational corporations have commercial activities in this city such as Pertamina (Indonesia), Total e&p Indonesie. (France), Chevron (US), Vico (US), Schlumberger, and Halliburton (US). Government Public Services also attract many people to work in this area, with presence of Bank Indonesia, Finance Department, Port of Semayang, and several others.

Balikpapan is also a multiethnic city, with at least 73 different ethnic-group associations. The Dayak Paser are the indigenous people, who assimilated into the community along with more recent arrivals.